He who Sees All

His sight passes through the veils.

The tongue

A faʿīl (فَعِيل) form of b-ṣ-r; baṣīra (بَصِيرَة) is penetrating vision, which sees the invisible behind the visible.

The reason

He sees the thought before the word, the intention before the gesture. No veil is opaque to Him — not even the veil of the self over itself.

The Sufi meaning

Al-Baṣīr grants His servants a share of baṣīra: the lucidity that blinds itself neither about others nor about oneself.

The servant's portion

Ask for baṣīra more than for sight: to see clearly is worth more than to see far.